Posts By Rob Shepyer
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1.3KFEATURES - JANKY SMOOTHThe Road to Psycho Las Vegas
Later this month, I’ll attend my first indoor concert since March 2020. People will not be wearing masks or social distancing. I’ll...
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3.4KSHOWSCalifornia Takeover Part Deux: Earth Crisis, Strife, and Snapcase Tear Down Teragram
90’s hardcore was a period of peaks and valleys. You had legendary bands that changed with the times but also had a...
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3.5KFEATURES - JANKY SMOOTHLove Letter to The Lodge Room Highland Park
There’s something very special about The Lodge Room Highland Park. It’s probably the best venue, of all the places in Los Angeles...
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5.0KSHOWSPunx Undead: Phantoms Book Launch: The Rise of L.A. Deathrock Presented by Lethal Amounts
Los Angeles has always had an obsession with death. Our city’s celebrities and socialites have a habit of perishing in the most...
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1.8KSHOWSKeys to the Soul: Joep Beving at the Lodge Room Highland Park
Here’s a bit of advice, whenever the Lodge Room puts on an intimate show with seating instead of standing room, buy a...
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1.9KSHOWSDown the Rabbit Hole: Bad Rabbits at the Echo
I’m gonna go out on a limb and state very matter-of-factly that Boston’s power funk band, Bad Rabbits, are the best concert...
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3.0KSHOWSCall to Action: Incendiary at 1720
I swear, you could slap the name Sound and Fury onto any show flyer and the crowd will be in a state...
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2.5KSHOWSThe Mother Dome Connection: Funk Legends at Wisdome.LA
As hard as people try to make sure the funk never dies, it is often hard to find in Los Angeles. Yet,...
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2.3KSHOWSWhen Quaint Gets Core: Home Sick 3 at the Glass House Pomona
I remember the long drive from Los Angeles to Petaluma I took for Home Sick 1 in 2018. I wasn’t sure what...
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2.9KSHOWSRock and Roll Shit Show: King Khan & BBQ Show at the Teragram Ballroom
Rock and roll still reigns supreme as the wildest, most fun form of music you can make when you plug in an...